The Fundraising Everywhere Podcast

How Street Fundraising Sparked a Career in Charity Media


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Welcome to the Fundraising Everywhere Podcast, today, we’ve got something a little bit different for you. To celebrate our upcoming recruitment and careers conference coming up on Thursday 20th November, we’ve decided to hand the mic over to our guest host Rory White in this special series of episodes called 'It Started On The Street'.


Rory will be chatting to some brilliant leaders in the charity sector and beyond about their journeys since they started their careers as dialogue fundraisers.

"It was such a pleasure talking with Alf Cowan. In fact, our conversation went on so long we had to restart the Zoom because we ran out of time — I think we ended up talking for a couple of hours!

Alf is a really thoughtful guy. After university — where he studied business — he unexpectedly found himself working in face-to-face fundraising, which was a real revelation for him at the time. From there he moved into the charity sector, working directly for charities on their face-to-face programs, before transitioning into more of a data and analytics focus.

Today, Alf is Head of Charities at MediaLab, but he still draws heavily on his early face-to-face experience. He regularly visits frontline teams to stay connected to that perspective, and it really informs the campaigns he creates for clients.

He’s insightful, reflective, and a genuinely nice person to talk to. I think you’ll really enjoy this conversation with Alf Cowan"

You can learn more about our upcoming Fundraising Recruitment and Careers Conference happening on Thursday 20th November here

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And thank you to our friends at JustGiving who make the Fundraising Everywhere Podcast possible.

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